Tag: Malcolm X
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Silver Dollar Road review – another Raoul Peck documentary triumph
The I Am Not Your Negro director’s adaptation of a 2019 ProPublica investigation effectively connects one family’s story with the larger scourge of legal Black land theftIn swift succession, the documentarian Raoul Peck has built a reputation as a connoisseur of the visual essay. His Oscar-nominated 2017 film I Am Not Your Negro reinvigorated the…
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‘The Equalizer 3’ Review – Denzel Washington Goes Out With a Bang
This review was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the film being covered here wouldn’t exist.There’s a good argument to be made that Denzel Washington is the greatest actor working in the industry today. He’s a two-time Oscar winner, renowned by almost…
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Samuel L. Jackson Details Spike Lee Feud Over ‘Malcolm X’ Casting
Samuel L. Jackson is detailing his 1992 falling out with Spike Lee that took more 20 years to rebuild.Jackson, in a wide-ranging interview with Vulture, shared that the creative split from Lee was due to a “Malcolm X” salary dispute which ultimately led Jackson to turn down the role of Baines in the historical epic.…
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Ruth Carter on Memories of ‘Seinfeld’ and the Most Expensive ‘Black Panther’ Costume She Made
Ruth Carter doesn’t need the prefix “costume designer” in front of her name; she is a household name. Carter made Oscar history when she became the first Black woman ever to win two Oscars, thanks to her work on the “Black Panther” films.With credits that include “Selma,” “Malcolm X,” “Coming 2 America” and being Spike…
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Ruth E. Carter Is the First Black Woman to Repeat Oscar Victory
Ruth E. Carter has again made Academy Award history with her victory Sunday night in Best Costume Design for Ryan Coogler’s “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” Carter became the first Black woman to ever repeat in an Oscar category, winning her first in 2019 for “Black Panther” and the first Black woman to win two Oscars,…
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Spike Lee Wants Twitter to Calm Down About Daniel Scheinert Calling ‘Malcolm X’ a ‘Crime Movie’
Spike Lee is calling a ceasefire to the backlash following “Everything Everywhere All at Once” co-director Daniel Scheinert calling Lee’s biopic “Malcolm X” a “crime movie.”During a Criterion Collection’s “Closet Picks” video, Scheinert called “Malcolm X” a “riveting crime saga,” adding, “Maybe my favorite crime movie? It just blew my mind when I first saw…
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The Daily Stream: ‘Malcolm X’ Still Transcends the Rote Reenactments of Most Biopics
(Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.) The Movie: Malcolm X Where You Can Stream It: HBO Max The Pitch: Frequent collaborators Spike Lee and Denzel Washington immortalize the civil rights activist, Malcolm…
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Now Stream This: ‘Parasite’, ‘Killing Them Softly’, ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’, ‘Malcolm X’, ‘Cursed Films’, and More
(Welcome to Now Stream This, a column dedicated to the best movies streaming on Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, and every other streaming service out there.) Another week stuck inside, another excuse to block out the horrors of the real world and stream some great movies. And there are a whole slew of genuinely great movies streaming…
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Spike Lee: The One Good Thing About Quarantining Is ‘the Earth Has Come Alive’
David Lynch made a prediction this week that people around the world will emerge from their quarantines more spiritual and much kinder, but Spike Lee is already seeing a benefit to the world being on lockdown. In an interview on SiriusXM’s “The Joe Madison Show,” the “Malcolm X” and “Do the Right Thing” director said…
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Variety Critics Name the 12 Best Movies From Cannes 2018
The 71st Cannes Film Festival may have gotten off to a bumpy start, underwhelming audiences with Iranian director Asghar Farhadi’s Spanish-language “Everybody Knows” and taking several days to serve up anything that felt universally praised (eventual Palme d’Or winner Hirokazu Kore-eda’s “Shoplifters”), but by the end, even those who had arrived skeptical seemed to agree…